PermitBoardsThe Chicago Permit Index — week of Wednesday, November 11, 2026
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Every week, Chicago, IL publishes the building permits it issued — every roof, remodel, panel upgrade, and new build, with the address and what the job is. Almost nobody reads them. The Permit Index does: this post is built entirely from the 2,766 permits in our database for Chicago, IL, pulled from the jurisdiction's own published records for Oct 13, 2026 to Nov 11, 2026. No estimates, no padding — if a number is here, it is counted from those records.
The week in numbers
Chicago, IL issued 2,766 permits in this window. The busiest lane was other / general. The feed's own status and latest dates are on the Chicago, IL coverage page.
| Trade lane | Permits in window |
|---|---|
| Other / general | 1,129 |
| Remodel & addition | 509 |
| Electrical | 493 |
| Plumbing | 317 |
| Roofing | 171 |
| New construction | 156 |
Largest published job values
| Address | Filed | Published value |
|---|---|---|
| 1904 W ADAMS ST | Oct 28, 2026 | $177,300,000 |
| 1022 W JACKSON BLVD | Oct 27, 2026 | $112,000,000 |
| 1331 S WELLS ST | Oct 20, 2026 | $94,000,000 |
| 500 N MICHIGAN AVE | Oct 16, 2026 | $71,650,000 |
| 5853 N BROADWAY | Nov 6, 2026 | $52,166,550 |
Five of the newest permits
| Date | Address | Work filed | Published value | Contractor on permit |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11, 2026 | 443 E ILLINOIS ST | PERMITTING EXISTING D/F BLADE SIGN | $100 | OMEGA SIGN & LIGHTING INC DBA YESCO CHICAGO |
| Nov 11, 2026 | 1461 S BLUE ISLAND AVE | INSTALL NEW PERMANENT LED ILLUMINATED DOUBLE-SIDED BLADE SIGN ONTO WEST SIDE OF BUILDING | $2,500 | REAL NEON INC |
| Nov 11, 2026 | 1461 S BLUE ISLAND AVE | INSTALL NEW PERMANENT LED ILLUMINATED SIGN ONTO WEST SIDE OF BUILDING FACING S BLUE ISLAND AVE | $4,000 | REAL NEON INC |
| Nov 11, 2026 | 1461 S BLUE ISLAND AVE | INSTALL NEW PERMANENT LED ILLUMINATED SIGN ONTO SOUTH SIDE OF BUILDING FACING W 15TH ST | $4,000 | REAL NEON INC |
| Nov 11, 2026 | 4014 W 59TH ST | FIRE ALARM: MODIFICATION OF EXISTING SYSTEM. ASSOCIATED BUILDING PERMIT:100569460. AFFECTS: 0 DWELLING UNITS; 1 NON-R... | Not published | OLOMON CARL |
Subscribers in Chicago, IL got each of these in the morning digest for their trade — the full feed, daily, is on the Chicago, IL page. Lane pages from this index: Chicago remodel & addition permits · Chicago electrical permits. The one-off Chicago, IL report (last 30 days, $29) carries the whole window as PDF + CSV.